The Creators
Thirty years ago, inspired by the Ktunaxa story of Yawuʔnik̓, a horseback expedition of intrepid kayakers trundled up the Purcells then paddled unknown whitewater back down. Today, their film, River Spirit, stands as a work of visionary conservation and high-country radness.
Beyond & Above
He was born into Cranbrook’s 1980s era snowboard and skate scene — both deemed unsavoury to the status quo, and all but illegal. Thirty years after travelling the globe as a crusader for ‘boarding’s cause, photographer Jeff Patterson has returned to the East Kootenay as one of the sport’s pioneer chroniclers and collectors. Today, with a new career flying high for Hollywood, the family man shares images and insights from his transworld transformation.
THE TRENCH | WINTER 2025/26
Life + Culture in the Columbia, Creston, and Elk Valleys